What is gender REALLY?

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Originally Posted by Rickson [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Filthy_Pagan, you made some good points in this thread before it got derailed. I just want to add to this because people still seem to be very confused when discussing biological sex versus gender norms. The terms sex and gender were used interchangeably until recently, so I understand the confusion, but they are not the same thing.

"Male" and "female" are scientific/biological classifications, whereas "man" and "woman" are socially created classifications based on social ideas of masculinity and femininity (among other things). This is why one can be a male and a woman, and one can be a female and a man.

Some people, as shown in this thread, still think gender and biological sex cannot be separated. I think this is an antiquated way of thinking, and it is only a matter of time before the majority view biological sex and gender as separate classifications independent of one another (or at least I hope).

Your classified as a moron